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264 Next Generation Datacenters in Financial Services Partner: Oracle Coherence Partner: VMWare Infrastructure A.5 Step-by-step guide Achieving RTI requires a journey that takes the organization through stages that mature certain processes and people skills, while introducing new enabling technology that makes RTI sustainable. A particular implementation of RTI doesn't end when a new set of technologies is introduced because the organiza- tion's business goals change and the marketplace shifts, and when RTI is estab- lished correctly, the business can engage capabilities and envision strategies that were not possible in more traditional operating environments. The major stages of this journey involve the ADIOS framework. Alignment of business goals and realities with IT tactics that can properly support those goals. Activities include understanding the current demand pro- files of critical applications for key lines of business, the current IT and business